AMTD International (HKIB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AMTD International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 18,700 shares of HKIB short. Learn More on AMTD International's current short interest.

AMTD International saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,700 shares, an increase of 297.9% from the previous total of 4,700 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to AMTD International: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.37%), Barings Bdc, Inc. (0.44%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (1.26%), Encore Capital Group Inc (6.22%), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (0.17%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (2.28%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.87%), Grupo Supervielle S.A. (2.09%), Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc. (2.01%), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (2.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.74 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.88 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.44 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.60 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.86 billion), Match Group Inc. ($1.79 billion), and Carnival Corporation ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HKIB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AMTD International as its price is falling. HKIB shares are trading up $0.04 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for AMTD International occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HKIB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HKIB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2022.